Evolution of economic development aims. Assessment of the smart growth

The paper investigated the global trends of changing aims for evaluating economic development. Approaches to assessing the level of innovation are systematized. Classifications of innovations are given. The approach to the assessment of smart growth using the theory of technological way is proposed. The results of testing the author's approach to the assessment of innovative development on the example of one of the branches of the Russian economy are presented in the article. The correlation between the specificity of the system elements and their rate of evolution is determined. The industry's innovative development forecast based on the Foresight estimates is performed. (Kurushina E.V., Kurushina V.A. Evolution of economic development aims. Assessment of the smart growth.